A North Carolina Chick-fil-A broke one of the chain's most famous
policies and opened on Sunday this weekend.

Donovan and Nikki Carless, the franchisees of a Chick-fil-A in
Garner, North Carolina, broke from tradition by asking employees
if they were willing to work on a Sunday this weekend.
As Hurricane Florence batters North Carolina,
ABC 7 reports that the franchisees decided to come up with a
way that they could help.

The Carless' reached out to employees, who were eager to work on
Sunday to prepare food for people impacted by the storm.
Typically, all Chick-fil-A locations are closed on Sundays, due
to the founder's religious beliefs.

According to ABC 7, the Chick-fil-A location coordinated with
the Red Cross and donated 500 sandwiches and 1,200 nuggets to
three different shelters for people who were forced to evacuate
their homes.

While Chick-fil-A's policy to remain closed on Sunday is
well-documented, the chain makes rare exceptions in emergencies,
providing free food to those in need.

"While Chick-fil-A restaurants are always closed for business on
Sunday, some local restaurant teams volunteer to serve their
communities in times of crisis," the chain said in a statement to
Business Insider.

Last year, an Atlanta Chick-fil-A provided free meals for the
thousands of passengers stranded after a power failure halted
activity at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

In 2016, following the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando,
Florida,
local Chick-fil-A locations broke tradition to open on a
Sunday. Employees worked to prepare food for first responders and
people donating blood following the shooting at the gay
nightclub, which killed 49 people.